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Tuesday, 10 March 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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lava
During a volcanic eruption, several hundred cubic meters of lava are usually ejected.
These volumes can vary, sometimes being very large, such as during the eruption of the Laki rift vol ...
Enceladus
There are geyser-like fissures on the surface of Enceladus that eject streams of water vapor and dust into its atmosphere at speeds of about 400 m/s.
The ejected material rises to an altitude of 1500 km above the moon's surface.
Large Magellanic Cloud
One of the largest globular clusters in the galaxy is NGC 1783.
Fungi
Mushrooms are some of the oldest inhabitants of Earth.
Recent evidence suggests that the first fungi evolved on Earth between 715 and 810 million years ago.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration agency was established on July 29th, 1958 by president Dwight Eisenhower.
It was a response to the launch of a Soviet artificial satellite Sputnik 1 in 1957.
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
It is also the first planet from the sun to have a natural satellite.
Milky Way
Until 1920, most astronomers believed that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the universe.
Only observations made by Edwin Hubble made humanity realize that it is only one of many galaxies.
Silver
Silver is a metal slightly harder than gold.
It is a very ductile and malleable metal with a shiny luster and can be easily polished.
Milky Way
A galactic year is the period during which the Sun orbits the center of the galaxy.
It lasts about 230 - 240 million years. The solar system moves around the center of the Milky Way at an average speed of 230 km/s (828,000 km/h).
Large Magellanic Cloud
The diameter of the Large Magellanic Cloud is approximately 14.000 light years.